Tag: Christmas

Okay guys, quick vent here. I was driving home from the gym the last night and since we are post time change at 5:30pm it was already PITCH black. I round the corner on to one of my side streets and BAM one of my neighbours has their house lit up to the nines. This was on NOVEMBER 7!

Seriously people, I still have a mountain of Halloween candy and fake spider webs stuck in my bushes. I love Christmas and LOVE to deck my house out, but come on… let’s make it to December MAYBE the last week of November.

Let the festivities begin! We are getting into the Christmas spirit over here, I even convinced D to string some lights up outside! New this year, we have decided to start the elf on the shelf tradition. So far we have been having fun getting Ludwig (as we lovingly call him) into trouble each night. I will do a post about his antics closer to Christmas.

For now, throw on some Christmas tunes, get your ALMOND Baileys and coffee ready and enjoy the Christmas spirit!

Until next time day dreamers.

The holidays. We all love them and we all hate them. In years past I have gained 10 pounds over the holiday period (so not healthy!). This was often due to diets where I restricted full food groups followed by eating large meals with family and all of the chocolates in the world. Not a good choice.

I no longer cut out carbs or fats or whatever it is you can’t eat these days. Eating clean is just more realistic. The basics: eat real whole foods, no processed junk, stick will whole grain rice/pasta/bread.

That being said, there is no need to loose your hard work over the holidays. Here are a few of my tips:

Don’t skip your workouts. Yes, you are busy with parties and family, but if you find the time when you are working, you can spare an hour or two on holidays. Plus, the more calories you burn the less impact ‘cheating’ will have.

Indulge. Its the holidays have a few chocolates, have some wine, have that big white carb dinner. When you wake up the next morning just get back on track and eat clean again. If you say no you will probably just binge on something anyway, might as well keep it in moderation!

Skip the appetizers. If you are anything like me an open buffet of food is hard to handle. I can’t keep track of how much I have eaten and I often find myself just chilling with the chips and dip all night. If you can resist, try and hold off until dinner – you generally make your own plate and can control what foods and the amounts you want to eat. Or try having something to eat before heading out to the party/get together, this way when all of the food is out you are not starving and more likely to over indulge.

Be booze wise. There are drinks that are lower in calories than others. Want to eat more food…well drink less or have something low cal (vodka soda, vodka water) skip the sugary mixed drinks or beer. Also just remember how horrible it is when you over indulge on drinks anyway. Keep it to 1 or 2!

Host the party. It might be more stress, but you choose what you serve, so treat your guests to yummy and healthy holiday foods!

These tricks have helped me in the past, not to say I haven’t lost my way more than once. I hope these help you stay happy and healthy over the holidays!

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Until next time day dreamers.

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So, I had my first mom moment the other week. I wanted to get some pictures done of Bennett for Christmas, as well as to have a few professional pictures of him around the house. Well I did just that and of course got roped into spending WAY more than I should have on 20, yeah thats right, 20 digital pictures. My mom heart strings were tugged so I just did it anyway. They are nothing crazy (aka Mango Studio styles like our wedding), but oh boy is my little man a cutie. See why I just couldn’t say no!

Enjoy.

*all photos by Magenta Photo Studio.

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So I am aware that Bennett will not remember his first Christmas given that he is only 2.5 months old, but I have actually been waiting my entire adult life to have kids at Christmas time. Christmas is such a magical time where family comes together to celebrate, eat, drink and well open presents.

We are spending the holidays at home this year so it was time for me to prep the house. The Christmas spirit has really taken over our house. Bennett is even enjoying it by watching the lights on the Christmas tree!

Enjoy!

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It is my favourite time of year already!! I still cannot believe how quickly this year has flown by. D & I are not in town for Christmas this year, but I couldn’t go without putting up a few decorations around the house to get us into the Christmas spirit. Can’t wait to get down south to put up the tree JUST in time for the holidays! More holiday updates to come…only 7 more days until Santa!!

Last year I did a post of New Years Resolutions. I wanted to take a moment and look back to see how I did before writing a few of my 2014 resolutions! To see my 2013 post check it our here.

So I didn’t meet all of my goals, but number one was finding a job, which changed a few of our other plans. We were not able to go on a trip for my birthday because we were in the process of moving (because of my new job) but that is okay, I still had a fantastic birthday party!! As for the wedding department my business plans are still in the works, again hindered by my new job that keeps me ultra busy. However, I was in my friend’s wedding and it was fantastic, once again we had PERFECT October weather, so lucky and I have made huge waves with my own wedding as well!

What is in store for 2014, here is the short list.

Sweat for the dress. I have already started working hard on getting in shape for my wedding, but I have to keep it up, September is still far away, but I know it will be coming up super quick!

Stay on track. With my job and personal life keeping me busy. I have to make sure I stay extra organized in the coming months. Being an event planner by day and planning my wedding by night is not easy (or a stress free) task!

Stay healthy. For a long time I haven’t put me first. I have started by working out and eating right, but another significant part of staying healthy is keeping up on all my various doctors appointments (eyes, teeth, etc.) and continue with my chiropractor, I feel so much better when I go and it is just one more thing that helps me stay healthy overall!

Be calm. 2013 was a stress filled year. With any stress this takes a toll on your yourself, but also the people around me. I need to work on staying calm and happy if not just for my on sanity, but D’s too!

Get hitched! The planning may be a pain, but I think this is a 2014 resolution I will be keeping ;)

Learn a new language. D and I both want to start using Rosetta Stone. I want to learn spanish (D already speaks it so that will help in the learning process) and D wants to learn Russian!

Read more. It horrifying to think, but I don’t think I read a single book in 2013, especially after devouring at least 8-10 books in 2012. It was one of those years that I had so much on the go or too much on my mind to let myself drift away in a book. D got me the Divergent series for Christmas, so I will definitely be starting there!

I always look forward to the new year. I love planning ahead with goals and I love looking back on the past year to see how I did! What are your 2014 resolutions?